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Humanity & Inclusion is a founding member of the Cluster Munition Coalition, an international civil society campaign that works to erase the production and storage of all the munition. [5] In February 2006, Belgium became the first country to enact such a ban as a result of Handicap International's public awareness and advocacy efforts. [6]
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, like the other United Nations human rights conventions, (such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women) resulted from decades of activity during which group rights standards developed from aspirations to binding treaties.
Heart to Heart International; Heifer International; Helen Keller International; Heritage Action; The Heritage Foundation; High Fives Foundation; Holt International Children's Services; Hope Educational Foundation; Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Humanity & Inclusion (formerly Handicap International)
Wheelmap.org is an online, worldwide map for finding and marking wheelchair accessible places, developed by the German nonprofit organisation Sozialhelden e.V. Anyone can find and add public places to the map and rate them according to a simple traffic light system.
Member organization Inclusion International has filed a third party intervention in the Romanian court case Stoian v Romania in order to advocate for more inclusion in the Romanian school system. The IDA along with the United Kingdom have plans to host a global summit, with world leaders and businesses, in order to further the cause of rights ...
Universal design is one of the key concepts in and approaches to disability inclusion. It involves designing buildings, products, or environments in a way that secures accessibility and usability to the greatest extent possible. [6] [7] [8] Disability mainstreaming is simultaneously a method, a policy, and a tool for achieving social inclusion ...
"States Parties shall take, in accordance with their obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law and international human rights law, all necessary measures to ensure the protection and safety of persons with disabilities in situations of risk, including situations of armed conflict, humanitarian emergencies and ...
Habitat for Humanity International – The group said its disaster response teams coordinated efforts with local government agencies and disaster relief partners, and assembled emergency shelter kits. [189] Handicap International has been working in Nepal since 2000. They had 47 volunteers on the ground distributing wheelchairs, crutches, and ...